Saturday morning came awfully early after a short night's sleep. We had a pretty busy morning. Our first stop was the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, located just outside of Tucson. It was really cool. Our tour guide, Howard, was extremely knowledgeable (as most tour guides should be) about all of the Sonoran flora and fauna. We got to see wildlife ranging from the Mexican wolf to the western screech owl. The area was filled with native vegetation. We couldn't walk more than a few feet without seeing the giant Saguaro (pronounced suh w-are-o) cacti and many kinds of yuccas and agaves. It was a great museum. I think we all enjoyed our time there and learned quite a bit, too.
Our next stop was the Saguara National Park. We didn't spend a whole lot of time there since it was around lunchtime. But we did get to see the presentation, Voices in the Desert. It was a nice, short visit to a park where I'm sure we could have spent all day. The views were fantastic.
Later on, we took naps and reconvened for dinner. We went to a Mexican place where Katie's advisor plays in a mariachi band. The food and music were great. They played "Las Mananitas" for Katie's birthday, as well as "De Colores" and "Cielito Lindo". The name of the restaurant is Las Cazuelitas. They also served some of the best 'agua de horchata' that I've had in my life. It was a nice meal, and we all had a nice time together.
The low points of the day: The Phils lost to the Brewers. Still though, they lead 2-1 in the series; Katie fell while running this afternoon and scraped knee; The Cubbies got knocked out of the playoffs today as the Dodgers completed the sweep.
A few more days in Tucson left. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to spend some more time with Katie so that she and I can talk and catch up.
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